Xenoblade Chronicles

Release dates

North America dates

Apr 28, 20163,832 days ago
Compatibility Release
- Wii U
Apr 6, 20125,315 days ago
- Wii

About

Xenoblade Chronicles follows Shulk and his band of friends as they search for answers about the mysterious "Monado" sword and defend their homeland from violent robotic creatures known as the Mechon. The game contains an open world design and strongly emphasizes exploration due to the world's large size. The game was very well received by critics, with many citing it as a great example of innovation and improvement in Japanese role-playing video games. The game has spawned a sub-series of the larger "Xeno" series, including Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U) and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch).

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How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 3,771 players

Main story: 57 h
Main + extras: 83 h
Completionist: 142 h

Reviews

Critics (IGDB)91/1006 reviews

IGDB players88/100151 ratings

Game info

Released: 2010 · see every game from that year
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person

Other versions

Expanded editions 1

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition2020 · Expanded edition

Ports 1

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D2015 · Port

Studios

Age ratings

ESRBTBlood, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
PEGI12No content descriptors
CEROBLove, Sexual Content, Violence
CLASS IND12Violência (Violence)
ACBMNo content descriptors

Languages

7 languages

English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese and 1 more

Language	Audio	Subtitles
EnglishEnglish (US)
English (UK)		–
FrenchFrançais	–	–
GermanDeutsch	–	–
ItalianItaliano	–	–
Japanese日本語		–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)	–	–

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Story & names

Life in the world evolved on the bodies of two giant motionless world-gods named Bionis and Mechonis. In this world, Shulk, a young man with mysterious origins, comes across a magical sword named Monado, that allows him to see glimpses of the future. Shulk finds himself caught in the struggle between the humans from Bionis and the machines from Mechonis. Along his quest to defeat the machines he will have to help the inhabitants of Bionis rebuild their world.

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